structuralism
noun
- a movement for determining and analyzing the basic, relatively stable structural elements of a system, esp. in the behavioral sciences
- structural linguistics
See structuralism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
struc·tur·al·ism
noun- A method of analyzing phenomena, as in anthropology, linguistics, psychology, or literature, chiefly characterized by contrasting the elemental structures of the phenomena in a system of binary opposition.
- A school that advocates and employs such a method.
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